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moisten |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Moisten \Mois"ten\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Moistened}; p. pr & vb n. {Moistening}.] 1. To make damp; to wet in a small degree. A pipe a little moistened on the inside. --Bacon. 2. To soften by making moist; to make tender. It moistened not his executioner's heart with any pity. --Fuller. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: moisten v 1: make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows" [syn: {wash}, {dampen}] 2: moisten with fine drops; "drizzle the meat with melted butter" [syn: {drizzle}]
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